spiralofhope

coming later

• /tag/aikido+culture

See also:

• Martial arts terms

• Shodan

  • First degree black belt.
  • (Nidan = second degree black belt, followed by sandan, yondan, godan, rokudan, nanadan, hachidan, kyudan, judan)

• Uke

  • Person being thrown (receiving the technique).
  • At high levels of practice, the distinction between uke and nage becomes blurred. In part, this is because it becomes unclear who initiates the technique, and also because, from a certain perspective, uke and nage are thoroughly interdependent.